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aliyah had some candy to give her four children. she first tooke ten pieces for herself and then evenly divided the rest among h

er children. each child recieved two pieces. with hiw many pices did she start? (two step equation)

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DIA [1.3K]3 years ago

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<span><span><span>Let the original number be "x".
(x-10)/4 = 2

x-10 = 8
x = 18 (original number of pieces of candy.)</span></span></span>

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